Right femoropopliteal PTFE bypass (P3) – Vascular Surgery

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  1. Exposing the femoral bifurcation, right groin

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    Exposing the femoral bifurcation, right groin
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    Approximately 1 cm lateral to the palpated femoral artery make a longitudinal skin incision on the proximal thigh distal to the inguinal aspect. After transecting the subcutaneous tissue, divide the femoral fascia longitudinally medial to the sartorius muscle. Open the fascia of the adductor canal at the distal edge of the incision, expose the superficial femoral artery, and encircle it with a vessel loop. Divide and suture ligate between Overholt forceps the lymph collectors crossing posterior to the inguinal ligament. The lymph nodes are enlarged because of PAOD Fontaine grade IV.

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    1. Access lateral to the femoral artery spares the lymph collectors and permits subsequent offset layered closure to promote effective wound healing.

    2. The superficial femoral artery serves as a landmark for proximad dissection lateral to it. This helps to easily locate the deep and common femoral arteries and also avoids the risk of injury to the veins running medially.

    3. Suture ligation of the lymph collectors helps, to a large extent, to prevent subsequent lymphatic cysts and fistulae. Postoperative inguinal lymph collection in PAOD grade IV often paves the way for deep wound infection with fatal consequences for the limb and possibly even for the patient's life.

  2. Dissecting the femoral bifurcation

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    Dissecting the femoral bifurcation
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    Dissect the superficial femoral artery proximad to expose the common femoral artery, which is then encircled with a vessel loop. Expose the deep femoral and both the lateral and medial circumflex femoral arteries Encircle the vessels  and cover them with a moist gauze pad.

Suprapopliteal exposure of popliteal artery segment P1

Access the first popliteal artrey segment through a medial thigh skin incision above the knee (tran

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